is THIS possible?
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That's totally Teahupoo in Tahiti.
What you're looking at is a shot taken from the channel where you have to paddle out if you don't want to be made into hamburger. I've seen others (in mags) taken from a similar angle. It just looks really extreme because of the angle and the lens used for the shot.
The regularity of the break allows you to pull a boat or a ski or yourself up to that spot, and you can just chill until you want to paddle into the action.
It's a thick ass fuckin' wave, and even the best surfers in the world speak of it with serious respect (aka fear).
Hamilton is riding a monster in that video. He's an absolute maniac.
Just saw "Step Into Liquid" the other day. A classic surf flick which includes (among other great stories), a sequence where Hamilton and the Maverick's Crew ride out 100 miles offshore to the Cortez Bank in SoCal, to tow-in surf 60+ foot ground swells in the open ocean.
They also ride a modified hydrofoil surfboard that hovers 2 feet above the water. THAT'S the thing you'll never believe is real. Looks impossible, even though you're seeing it for your own eyes right there on the big screen.
You want your head to explode? Check this out:
http://home.worldonline.nl/~hbsm…
I wish I could find a vidclip of that...
peace